Etymology

photopigment

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Today it means: Any pigment that is unstable in the presence of light; used especially of the chromophore pigments in the rod cells and cone cells of the eye Full definition →

English pigment ← Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Englishpigment
  9. English todayphotopigment

From photo- + pigment.

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